AF 447 Search to resume (part2)

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I've been following this thread from day 1. I can't see why they neednto be bringing bodies etc back to the surface. They've got the recorders now, and surely they don't need anything else from down there?

You've gotta feel it for the team out there on the boat. The images being relayed back must be horrific, especially when brought upto the surface.

The express quotes...Two bodies have so far been retrieved. They had been remarkably well preserved in the sterile, oxygen-less salty waters at 13,000ft where no living creature can survive. Sources close to the salvage teams report that the scene in the cabins is like a gruesome “waxworks”, with the bodies mummified and still strapped in their seats.
The fact that the bodies are so intact should enable forensic pathologists to determine from tissue samples whether the passengers died from asphyxiation high in the air, or whether they perished as the plane sank far beneath the ocean. This, in turn, could provide clues as to what happened.
Pictures beamed to the surface by the Remus are said to be so disturbing that some salvage experts asked to be withdrawn from the investigation.

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You say that bodies need not be brought back to the surface. Then you say that it would enable forensic pathologists to determine whether the deceased died of asphyxiation or drowning (a subset of asphyxiation). Do you want that information or don't you?

The salvage crew are professionals and have probably seen decomposing human copses before. It is unlikely that they would withdraw from the investigation for those reasons. Are you confusing your discomfort with death with their professional attitudes?

Discovery of causes of death is not like your mum reading you a bedtime story but it does involve dealing with reality.